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The Padres outrighted Beaty to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

He'll remain in the organization after producing a .333 OPS over 47 plate appearances in 20 games with San Diego before he was designated for assignment Saturday. Now that he no longer possesses a spot on the 40-man roster, Beaty may face an uphill battle to earn a promotion to San Diego before the season comes to a close.

Flores and the Giants agreed Monday on a two-year contract extension that includes a mutual option for the 2025 season, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

Though Flores hasn't graded out well defensively during his time in San Francisco, he's been valuable as a plug-in player at three infield spots or at designated hitter and has fared at least a league-average level or better against both left- and right-handed pitching in three seasons with the Giants. The righty-hitting Flores profiles as a short-side platoon player when the Giants are at full strength, but since that's rarely been the case during his tenure in San Francisco, he's been able to handle a quasi-everyday role through each of his first three seasons. He leads the Giants in plate appearances (523) in 2022 and is slashing .235/.319/.414 with 18 home runs, 66 runs and 65 RBI while maintaining 9.6 and 16.6 percent walk and strikeout rates, respectively.

Flores went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Cubs.

Flores had gone hitless in his previous 19 at-bats before delivering a two-run blast in the eighth inning. That homer stood as the Giants' margin of victory in this contest. He's up to 18 homers, 65 RBI, 66 runs scored and a .235/.319/.414 slash line through 523 plate appearances. Flores continues to be a versatile infielder, with most of his recent playing time coming at second base or designated hitter.

Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 7-5 win over Washington.

Hoskins ripped a three-run shot in the fifth inning, his 28th of the year and second in the last three games after snapping a 20-game drought. The slugging first baseman improved his season slash line to .252/.341/.474 with 71 RBI and 57 extra-base hits through 138 games. Over his last 14 contests, Hoskins is hitting .316 while producing five multi-hit performances.

Wade isn't starting Sunday against the Cubs, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Wade is on the bench for the second time in the last three games since left-hander Wade Miley is on the mound for the Cubs. Luis Gonzalez will start in right field and bat ninth.

Tellez went 3-for-5 with two home runs, one double, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Reds.

Tellez tagged Reds starter Justin Dunn for two homers. He now has 30 long balls on the season, good for top five among first basemen. The big day at the plate comes as Tellez was mired in a 4-for-26 slump with just one extra-base hit (a double) and no RBI.

Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Goldschmidt racked up just eight hits and hit .186 over his last 12 games, so he will get a day off for the first time this month. Albert Pujols will start at first base Sunday for the Cardinals.

Rivas went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Saturday's loss to the Giants.

Rivas, who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa at the end of August, has been seeing regular playing time at first base recently. Saturday marked his fifth start there over the last six games, and he responded with his second triple of the season. Rivas may sit against lefties moving forward, though it looks like he'll play regularly against righties.

Freeman went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double and four total RBI in an 8-4 victory versus the Padres on Saturday.

Freeman was a thorn in San Diego's side Saturday, reaching base four times and driving in half of Los Angeles' eight runs. He singled in the Dodgers' first run in the third inning, doubled home another run in the fifth and swatted a two-run homer in the seventh. This was Freeman's fifth four-hit game of the campaign, and he leads the majors with 51 multi-hit performances on the season. He also ranks first with 178 hits and 45 doubles while leading qualified hitters with a .330 batting average. For good measure, Freeman has racked up 19 homers, 90 RBI, 102 runs and 11 stolen bases.

Cron went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 4-1 win over Arizona.

Cron's sixth-inning homer didn't travel quite as far as the 504-foot blast he crushed Friday, but the 457-foot shot was plenty deep to bring home three runs and provide the margin of victory for Colorado in the contest. The slugger went deep only twice in 25 games in August, but he's already hit four homers through nine contests in September. Cron is tied for seventh in the National League with 28 homers on the campaign.